The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports recently held a meeting to collect comments on the development plan for the "Hanoi Creative Design" Festival in 2025 - 2026 and vision to 2030.
The meeting was attended by Director of Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports Bach Lien Huong, Vice President of Vietnam Association of Architects Hoang Thuc Hao, Deputy Editor-in-Chief in charge of Architecture Magazine Bui Thi Thanh Huong, along with experts, architects, artists, art curators and representatives of enterprises, international organizations, Dong Xuan Market Management Board...
The "Hanoi Creative Design" Festival is an annual event organized by Hanoi since 2021 and this is also an activity of Hanoi city to fulfill its commitment to UNESCO when participating in the Global Creative Cities Network. After 4 successful times, the "Hanoi Creative Design" Festival is an event that the public is looking forward to and contributes to "positioning" the "Creative City" brand of the capital Hanoi.
According to Plan No. 97/KH-UBND dated April 11, 2025 of the Hanoi People's Committee on organizing Hanoi's activities to participate in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2025, the "Hanoi Creative Design" Festival will be held every two years.
Speaking at the meeting, Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports Bach Lien Huong said: "The Hanoi Creative Design Festival is a platform to connect the creative community, contributing to the formation of a sustainable cultural ecosystem. Organizing it every two years gives the Organizing Committee more time to prepare thoroughly, promote many new ideas, and spread the spirit of creativity to all walks of life."
As a companion of the "Hanoi Creative Design" Festival for many years, Ms. Bui Thi Thanh Huong, Deputy Editor-in-Chief in charge of Architecture Magazine - Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the "Hanoi Creative Design" Festival in 2026, gave a summary perspective of the journey of the 2021-2024 festival, drawing lessons learned.
At the same time, the proposed vision for the period 2025–2030 is to develop the festival from an annual event into a creative platform and sustainable urban cultural ecosystem, with four main orientations and a mission to spread the creative values of architecture – culture – community.
The Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the "Hanoi Creative Design" Festival 2026 also presented specific goals, festival routes, expected themes and implementation stages.
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At the meeting, architects and experts also gave their opinions on organizing the "Hanoi Creative Design" Festival in 2026. Architect Nguyen Hong Quang said: The center of the 2026 Festival route will be the Dong Xuan Market area, connecting heritage spaces such as Hang Dau Booth, Quan Chuong Gate and cultural industrial centers.
In addition, artists, architects, and curators such as Nguyen Anh Tuan, Nguyen Quoc Hoang Anh, architect Truong Ngoc Lan, and artist Nguyen The Son also proposed artistic ideas, festival ecosystems, design-craft activities, and models combining creativity and economy; choosing a theme for the Creative Design Festival 2026, the possibility of implementing activities in heritage spaces, as well as a mechanism for community and business coordination in developing creative infrastructure...
Architect Hoang Thuc Hao believes that creativity is not only needed to promote the economy, but also to nurture culture. Each event needs to become a driving force for development, contributing to maintaining fixed creative centers and mobile spaces each year, towards an international creative network in Hanoi.
He also shared the plan to organize the 2026 "International Architecture" Festival chaired by the Vietnam Association of Architects, with the desire to accompany and resonate with the "Hanoi Creative Design" Festival, creating a forum for international exchange between architects, artists and the creative community.
With many dedicated contributions from experts, Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports Bach Lien Huong affirmed: The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports will synthesize opinions, propose appropriate policies and support mechanisms, in order to maintain creative activities not only within the framework of the Festival but also become a driving force for sustainable economic development of the Capital.
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